List of Dinosaur Train episodes
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This is a list of Dinosaur Train episodes.
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Original airdates | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 40 | September 7, 2009 | May 6, 2011 | |
| 2 | 26 | August 22, 2011 | February 22, 2013 | |
| 3 | 13 | January 20, 2014 | June 15, 2015 | |
| 4 | 10 | December 7, 2015 | February 20, 2017 | |
| 5 | 11 | August 26, 2019 | June 15, 2020 | |
Episodes[]
Pilot (2008)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 0 | 0 | "In The Valley of the Stygimolochs" | May 1, 2008 |
Season 1 (2009–11)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Lessons Taught | Original air date | Stations visited (Time period) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Valley of the Stygimolochs" "Tiny Loves Fish" | Craig Bartlett | Stygimoloch Pteranodon | September 7, 2009 | "Valley of Stygimolochs Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 2 | 2 | "The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus" "Triceratops for Lunch" | Joe Purdy Elise Allen | Corythosaurus Triceratops | September 8, 2009 | "Corythosaurus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 3 | 3 | "Beating the Heat" "Flowers for Mom" | Craig Bartlett Joe Purdy | Stegosaurus Bees | September 9, 2009 | "Stegosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 4 | 4 | "I'm a T. Rex!" "Ned the Quadruped" | Craig Bartlett Bradley Zweig | Tyrannosaurus Brachiosaurus | September 10, 2009 | "Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Brachiosaurus Garden Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
| 5 | 5 | "One Smart Dinosaur" "Petey the Peteinosaurus" | Craig Bartlett Jon Greenberg | Troodon Peteinosaurus | September 11, 2009 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Peteinosaurus Place Station" (Triassic Time period) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Fast Friends" "T. Rex Teeth" | Corey Powell Craig Bartlett | Ornithomimus Tyrannosaurus teeth | September 17, 2009 | "Ornithomimus Corner Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 7 | 7 | "Now with Feathers!" "A Frill a Minute" | Joe Ansolabehere Elise Allen | Velociraptor Triceratops defenses | September 18, 2009 | "Velociraptor Valley Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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After Mr. P. finds a feather on the train, Mrs. P., Tiny, and Buddy search for clues to find the dinosaur it came from. Mrs. P. and the kids meet Tank Triceratops and his mom on the train for a play date at the Big Pond, and they learn why Triceratops have a frill. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "One Big Dinosaur" "Play Date with Annie" | Joe Purdy Craig Bartlett | Argentinosaurus Tyrannosaurus senses | September 21, 2009 | "Argentinosaurus Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 9 | 9 | "Armored Like an Ankylosaurus" "Campout!" | Mark Drop Jon Greenberg | Ankylosaurus Palaeobatrachus, amphibians | September 22, 2009 | "Ankylosaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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Mr. P. takes the kids to a dinoball game, featuring his favorite player Hank Ankylosaurus. The Pteranadon family goes to the Big Pond for an overnight campout and meet Patricia Palaeobatrachus. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Laura the Giganotosaurus" "Dinosaur Poop!" | Craig Bartlett Elise Allen | Giganotosaurus, observation Brachiosaurus, poop | September 29, 2009 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Brachiosaurus Gardens Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
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Tiny, Buddy, and Mrs. P. visit Laura Giganotosaurus on the train to ask for her help identifying a bird, and they meet Angela Avisaurus. Tiny, Buddy, and Mrs. P. go to the Brachiosaurus Brunch to have lunch and play games with Ned and Ella Brachiosaurus. | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Derek the Deinonychus" "Don's Dragonfly" | Joe Purdy | Deinonychus Dragonflies | September 30, 2009 | "Deinonychus Depot Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 12 | 12 | "One Small Dinosaur" "T. Rex Migration" | Corey Powell Craig Bartlett | Microraptor Tyrannosaurus behavior | October 1, 2009 | "Microraptor Mountain Station" (Early Cretaceous Time period) "Rexville Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period), "Pleasant Plains Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period), "Quadruped Corners Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period) | |
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Mrs. P. takes Buddy and Tiny to meet her friend Minnie Microraptor and her son Mikey. When Mrs. P. takes Buddy and Tiny to visit friends in Rexville, an avisaurus tells them all the T. Rexes moved north weeks earlier. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Hootin' Hadrosaurs!" "Surprise Party" | Mark Drop Joe Purdy | Parasaurolophus, Hadrosaurs, musical improvisation Beetles | November 9, 2009 | "Corythosaurus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The kids have a play date with Cory Corythosaurus and meet her friend Perry, a Parasaurolophus. Buddy's family and friends plan a surprise party for him on board the Dinosaur Train. | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Theropod Club" "Hatching Party" | Joe Purdy Elise Allen | Allosaurus Eggs | November 10, 2009 | "Allosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Corythosaurus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 15 | 15 | "The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea" "A Spiky Tail Tale" | Mark Drop | Spinosaurus Stegosaurus tail | November 11, 2009 | "The Big Misty Sea Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Stegosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
| 16 | 16 | "Night Train" "Fossil Fred" | Craig Bartlett Jon Greenberg | Troodon nocturnal lifestyle Fossils | November 12, 2009 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 17 | 17 | "Dinosaurs in the Snow" "Cretaceous Conifers" | Craig Bartlett Corey Powell | Troodon ranges Conifers | December 14, 2009 | "North Pole Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The Pteranodon family travels to the North Pole where they learn about snow and meet Travis Troodon, who teaches them about cold weather adaptation. Mrs. Pteranodon teaches the kids about Winter solstice, her favorite holiday. Then they learn about conifers, which they use to decorate the Dinosaur Train and their nest. | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Burrowers" "Shiny's Sea Shells" | Elise Allen Corey Powell | Oryctodromeus Seashells | January 18, 2010 | "Oryctodromeus Oasis Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 19 | 19 | "King Cryolophosaurus" "Buddy the Tracker" | Mark Drop Craig Bartlett | Cryolophosaurus Footprints | February 15, 2010 | "Cryolophosaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 20 | 20 | "The Old Bird" "Diamond Don" | Elise Allen | Archaeopteryx Minerals | February 16, 2010 | "Archaeopteryx Lagoon Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 21 | 21 | "Dinosaur Camouflage" "Family Scavenger Hunt" | Corey Powell Joe Purdy | Lesothosaurus Drosera | April 12, 2010 | "Lesothosaurus Landing Training Station" (Jurassic Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 22 | 22 | "Have You Heard About the Herd?" "Jess Hesperornis" | Mark Drop Joe Purdy | Einiosaurus Hesperornis | April 13, 2010 | "Einiosaurus Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 23 | 23 | "Triassic Turtle" "Tank's Baby Brother" | Craig Bartlett Elise Allen | Proganochelys, Turtles Offspring | May 3, 2010 | "Proganochelys Place Station" (Triassic Time period) "Triceratops Trails Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The kids meet Adam Adocus, who tells them some species of turtle that can't retract their heads. So the family visits the Triassic to meet one of those turtles and learn how they protect themselves from predators. While Shiny and Don are out fishing with their dad, Mrs. P. takes Tiny and Buddy to meet Trudy Triceratops' new baby, but they find their friend Tank isn't so happy about having a baby brother. | |||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Erma Eoraptor" "Under the Volcano" | Mark Drop Corey Powell | Eoraptor Volcanoes | May 4, 2010 | "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Triassic Time period) "Volcano Valley Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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While Shiny and Don stay with their dad to explore the beach, Mrs. P. takes Buddy and Tiny to the Triassic period to meet an Eoraptor, one of the earliest dinosaur species. Mr. P. takes Tiny and Buddy to visit their local volcano, "Old Smokey." Shiny and Don stay home with their mom because they're too nervous about the idea, but when they change their minds, confusion ensues. | |||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Pteranodon Family World Tour" "Gilbert the Junior Conductor" | Craig Bartlett Elise Allen | Amargasaurus South America | May 24, 2010 | "Giganatosaurus Junction Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Amargasaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Giganatosaurus Junction Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 26 | 26 | "Confuciusornis Says" "Tiny's Tiny Doll" | Joe Purdy Craig Bartlett | Confuciusornis Asia | May 25, 2010 | "Confuciusornis Gardens Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Velociraptor Valley Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 27 | 27 | "Iggy Iguanodon" "Shiny Can't Sleep" | Mark Drop Joe Purdy | Iguanodon Sleep | May 26, 2010 | "Iguanodon Inlet Station" (Cretaceous Time period) None | |
| 28 | 28 | "Kenny Kentrosaurus" "Don and the Troodons" | Corey Powell Elise Allen | Kentrosaurus Africa | May 27, 2010 | "Kentrosaurus Savannah Station" (Jurassic Time period) "African Savannah Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
| 29 | 29 | "Long Claws" "Tank's Sleep Over" | Corey Powell Elise Allen | Therizinosaurus Sleep (non-human) | June 28, 2010 | "Therizinosaurus Thicket Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 30 | 30 | "New Neighbors" "Don's Collection" | Craig Bartlett Joe Purdy | Lambeosaurus Collections | July 12, 2010 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 31 | 31 | "The Wing Kings" "The Big Mud Pit" | Jordan D. Brown Craig Bartlett | Quetzalcoatlus Mud | July 13, 2010 | "Quetzocoatlus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 32 | 32 | "Paulie Pliosaurus" "Elmer Visits the Desert" | Kati Rocky Johanna Nemeth | Pliosaurus Deserts | August 23, 2010 | "Pliosaurus Pool Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Elasmosaurus Ocean Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Desert Sands Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
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The Pterenodon family travels underwater to meet a Pliosaurus, a marine reptile nicknamed the "T. Rex of the ocean." Mrs. P. takes the kids for a play date with Elmer Elasmasaurus, who rides in the train's Aqua Car. Together they visit a desert that once was an ocean and meet Percy Paramacellodus. | |||||||
| 33 | 33 | "Buck-Tooth Bucky" "Tiny's Tiny Friend" | Holly Huckins Craig Bartlett | Masiakasaurus Cimolestes | September 27, 2010 | "Masiakasaurus Meadows Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 34 | 34 | "Elmer Elasmosaurus" "Dinosaur Block Party" | Craig Bartlett | Elasmosaurus Ecosystems | September 28, 2010 | "Elasmosaurus Reef Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The Pteranodon family visit an underwater station and meet Elmer Elasmosaurus who has been riding in the Dinosaur Train's Aqua Car to visit other oceans. The Pteranodon family hosts a potluck block party to introduce their new Lambeosaurus neighbors to other species living around Pteranadon Terrace and the Big Pond. | |||||||
| 35 | 35 | "Carla Cretoxyrhina" "Train Trouble" | Elise Allen Joe Purdy & Craig Bartlett | Cretoxyrhina Ornithomimus, trains | October 11, 2010 | "Cretoxyrhina Coral Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The family travel to an underwater station to meet a friendly young shark and her dad. Mrs. P. takes the kids to meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus and their mom on the train for a play date in Troodon Town, but the Dinosaur Train has engine trouble. | |||||||
| 36 | 36 | "An Armored Tail Tale" "Pterosaur Flying Club" | Mark Drop Joe Purdy | Euoplocephalus Pterosaur | November 8, 2010 | "Ankylosaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Peteinosaurus Place Station" (Triassic Time period) | |
| 37 | 37 | "The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers" "Dad's Day Out" | Joe Purdy | Michelinoceras Weather | November 19, 2010 | "Michelinoceras Mollusk Station" (Triassic Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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Mrs. P. takes the kids underwater to meet Mitch and Max Michelinoceras. Mr. P. takes Buddy and Tiny to the Big Pond to spend the day with Annie Tyrannosaurus, Leroy Lambeosaurus, and their dads, Larry and Boris. | |||||||
| 38 | 38 | "Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!" "Hornucopia!" | Joe Purdy Elise Allen | Daspletosaurus Styracosaurus | December 6, 2010 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 39 | 39 | "The Good Mom" "Diamond Anniversary" | Elise Allen Mark Drop | Maiasaura Caves | January 17, 2011 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 40 | 40 | "Junior Conductor Jamboree" "Troodon Train Day" | Joe Purdy Craig Bartlett | Mesozoic Steam engines | May 6, 2011 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Lesothosaurus Canyon Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Peteinosaurus Place Station" (Triassic Time period), "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Triassic Time period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
Season 2 (2011–13)[]
The second season of Dinosaur Train began airing on August 22, 2011 with a one-hour special, "Dinosaur Big City."[1] Other hour-long specials during season two included "Dinosaurs A to Z," which aired May 14, 2012[2] and "Dinosaur Train Submarine Adventure," which aired February 18, 2013.[3]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Lessons taught | Original air date | Stations visited (Time period) | |
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| 41 | 1 | "Dinosaur Big City, Part 1" "Dinosaur Big City, Part 2" | Laramidia Theropods (in general) | August 22, 2011 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Allosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Cryolophsaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Ornithomimus Corner Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 42 | 2 | "Dinosaur Big City, Part 3" "Dinosaur Big City, Part 4" | Kosmoceratops Paleontologists | August 22, 2011 | "Laramidia" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The Pteranadon family explore Laramidia while looking for the Theropod convention. When King Cryolophosaurus escapes from a mob of fans on the Dinosaur Train's engine, the Pteranadon family and their T. Rex friends go looking for him. | ||||||
| 43 | 3 | "Haunted Roundhouse" "Big Pond Pumpkin Patch" | Volaticotherium The Moon | September 29, 2011 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 44 | 4 | "Stargazing on the Night Train" "Get into Nature!" | Sinovenator, constellations Tide pools | October 24, 2011 | "Sinovenator Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 45 | 5 | "Shiny and Snakes" "Tiny Loves Flowers" | Sanajeh Flowers, plant life cycle, change in nature | October 25, 2011 | "Sanajeh Center Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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Dad takes the kids in search of the legendary giant snake, Sanajeh. The Pteranadon family goes to the Big Pond looking for Tiny's favorite flowers. | ||||||
| 46 | 6 | "Buddy Explores the Tyrannosaurs" "Rainy Day Fight" | Raptorex Beaches | October 26, 2011 | "Raptorex Ridge Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 47 | 7 | "That's Not a Dinosaur!" "Tiny's Garden" | Amphibians Gardens | October 27, 2011 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 48 | 8 | "The Earthquake" "The Nursery Car" | Ceratopsians Dinosaur eggs | February 6, 2012 | "Protoceratops Sand Station" (Cretaceous Time period) None | |
| 49 | 9 | "The Lost Bird" "The Forest Fire" | Jeholornis Redwood trees | February 7, 2012 | "Jeholornis Junction Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Cimoloestes Central Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 50 | 10 | "Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace" "Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest" | Droughts Piscivores | February 8, 2012 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Misty Sea Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 51 | 11 | "Hurricane at Pteranodon Terrace" "Rafting the Cretaceous" | Hurricanes Rafts | February 9, 2012 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Appalachia Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 52 | 12 | "Don's Winter Wish" "Festival of Lights" | Saurornitholestes Aurora | February 20, 2012 | "North Pole Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "North Pole Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 53 | 13 | "Dinosaurs A to Z, Part 1: The Big Idea" "Dinosaurs A to Z, Part 2: Spread The Word" | Diversity, Gallimimus Nodosaurus | May 14, 2012 | "Apatosaurus Acres Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Einiosaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Fabrosaurus Field Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Gallimimus Gulch Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Hadrosaurus Haven Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Iguanodon Inlet Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Kentrosaurus Savannah Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Pteranadon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Megalosaurus Marsh Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
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Tiny and Buddy have the "big idea" to get all 26 dinosaurs from the "Dinosaurs A to Z" song on the train and go to Troodon Town for a picnic. While continuing to pick up dinosaurs, Tiny, Buddy, Mrs. P., Mr. Conductor and Mrs. Conductor set up a communication center in the caboose and recruit birds invite dinosaurs for the train ride and picnic. Later they're joined on the train by the rest of the Pteranadon family. | ||||||
| 54 | 14 | "Dinosaurs A to Z, Part 3: Classification" "Dinosaurs A to Z, Part 4: A To Z Picnic" | Classification Yangchuanosaurus, Zigongosaurus | May 14, 2012 | "Ornithomimus Orchard Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Parasaurolophus Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Qantassaurus Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Rhabdodon Ridge Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Utahraptor Ally Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Wannanosaurus Woodlands Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Yangchuanosaurus Yard Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Zigongosaurus Zenith Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
| 55 | 15 | "Remember the Alamosaurus" "Sunrise, Sunset" | Alamosaurus Nocturnal and diurnal | August 13, 2012 | "Alamosaurus Pine Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 56 | 16 | "A Heck of a Neck" "Gilbert Visits the Nest" | Diplodocus Collections | August 14, 2012 | "Diplodocus Hill Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 57 | 17 | "An Apatosaurus Adventure" "Nature Art" | Apatosaurus Environmental art | August 15, 2012 | "Apatosaurus Acres Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 58 | 18 | "Arnie Rides the Flatcar" "Old Reliable" | Argentinosaurus Geysers | August 16, 2012 | "Argentinosaurus Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Geyser Gulch Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 59 | 19 | "Tiny and the Crocodile" "Meet the Grandparents" | Deinosuchus Migration | December 10, 2012 | "Deinosuchus Swamp Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The Pteranadon family must face their fears to meet Deanna Deinosuchus, a giant Pteranadon-eating crocodilian. Grandma and Grandpa Pteranadon visit the kids for the first time since they hatched. | ||||||
| 60 | 20 | "The Egg Stealer?" "To Grandparents' Nest We Go!" | Oviraptor Appalachia | December 11, 2012 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranadon Trails Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 61 | 21 | "Double-Crested Trouble" "Erma and the Conductor" | Dilophosaurus Meteors | December 12, 2012 | "Dilophosaurus Dune Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Trassic Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous period) | |
| 62 | 22 | "Dome-Headed Dinosaur" "Treasure Hunt" | Pachycephalosaurus Fossils | December 13, 2012 | "Pachycephalosaurus Plateau Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Amber A'Royal Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 63 | 23 | "Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Ophthalmosaurus" "King Meets Crystal" | Ophthalmosaurus Cryolophosaurus | February 19, 2013 | "Elasmosaurus Reef Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Jurassic Ocean" (Jurassic Time period) "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 64 | 24 | "Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonisaurus" "All Kinds of Families" | Shonisaurus Sauroposeidon | February 20, 2013 | "Triassic Ocean Station" (Triassic Time period) "Microraptor Mountain Station" (Early Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 65 | 25 | "Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus" "Date Night" | Mosasaurus Chirostenotes | February 21, 2013 | "Western Interior Seaway Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 66 | 26 | "Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale" "Rocket Train" | Archelon High speed trains | February 22, 2013 | "Local Western Interior Sea Underwater Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Proganochelys Pond Station" (Triassic Time period) | |
Season 3 (2014–15)[]
PBS Kids ordered a third season of 13 half-hour episodes to premiere in the spring of 2014 (that being the first two episodes).[4] The first two episodes aired on January 20, 2014 as a one-hour special titled "Nature Trackers Adventure Camp."[5] The others started to air on August 18, 2014 beginning with the one-hour "Classic in the Jurassic" special.[6]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Lessons Taught | Original air date | Stations visited (Time period) | |
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| 67 | 1 | "Adventure Camp: Rafting" "Adventure Camp: Mountain Climbing" | Rafting Mountains | January 20, 2014 | "Adventure Camp River Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Adventure Camp Mountain Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 68 | 2 | "Adventure Camp: Ziplining" "Adventure Camp: Canyon Hiking" | Rainforests Canyons | January 20, 2014 | "Adventure Camp Rainforest Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Adventure Camp Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 69 | 3 | "Classic in the Jurassic: Turtle and Theropod Race" "Hungry, Hungry Carnivores" | Turtles Carcharodontosaurus | August 18, 2014 | "Classic in the Jurassic Sports Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Carcharodontosaurus Carrion Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The family attends the turtle and theropod races during the Classic in the Jurassic sports event. Laura Giganotosaurus takes Buddy and his family to meet a Carcharodontosaurus chef. | ||||||
| 70 | 4 | "Classic in the Jurassic: Air Obstacle Race" "King and Crystal Live!" | Pterodaustro Courtship displays | August 19, 2014 | "Classic in the Jurassic Sports Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Cryolophsaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
| 71 | 5 | "Classic in the Jurassic: Air, Water and Land" "Desert Day and Night" | Crocodilians Desert climate | August 20, 2014 | "Classic in the Jurassic Sports Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Jurassic Desert Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
| 72 | 6 | "Classic in the Jurassic: Ultimate Face-Off" "Back in Time" | Anti predator adaption Permian | August 21, 2014 | "Classic in the Jurassic Sports Station" (Jurassic) "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Triassic Time period), "Pedestrian Tunnel" (Permian Time period) | |
| 73 | 7 | "Solar Train" "Birdwatching" | Solar energy Birdwatching | October 6, 2014 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Proganochelys Pond Station" (Triassic Time period) "Archaeopteryx Lagoon Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Protopteryx Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 74 | 8 | "Rocket Train Surprise Party" "Cloudy with a Chance of Fun" | Ginkgo leaves Clouds | October 6, 2014 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Ginkgo Grove Station" (Jurassic Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 75 | 9 | "One Big Frog" "Caving with Vlad" | Beelzebufo Caving | October 27, 2014 | "Beelzebufo River Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Volaticotherium Valley Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |
| 76 | 10 | "Tiny's Fishing Friend" "Butterflies" | Castorocauda Butterflies | April 20, 2015 | "Castorcauda Corner Station" (Jurassic Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
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The kids take their friend Cindy Cimolestes in search of a mammal that eats fish. After an orange butterfly becomes separated from a larger group while flying near the Pteranadon family's nest, Don promises to help him find his family. | ||||||
| 77 | 11 | "Best Babysitter Ever" "Plant a Tree" | Chirostenotes Trees | April 21, 2015 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 78 | 12 | "Zeppelin: Waterfall" "Zeppelin: Atoll" | Waterfalls Atoll | June 15, 2015 | "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Quetzalcoatlus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Cretaceous Ocean" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 79 | 13 | "Zeppelin: Pangaea" "Zeppelin: Crater" | Pangaea Crater | June 15, 2015 | "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
Season 4 (2015–17)[]
PBS Kids renewed Dinosaur Train for a fourth season of 10 half-hour episodes,[7] which premiered on December 7, 2015.[citation needed] The final two episodes of the fourth season first aired as a one-hour "What's at The Center of The Earth?" special on February 20, 2017.[8]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Lessons Taught | Original air date | Stations visited (Time period) | |
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| 80 | 1 | "Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1" "Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 2" | Pterosaurs Trains | December 7, 2015 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Elasmosaurus Under the Sea Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "North Pole Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Triassic Time period), "Proganochelys Place Station" (Triassic Time period), "Zeppelin Station" (Triassic Time period) | |
| 81 | 2 | "Rollin' on The Riverboat Part 1" "Rollin' on The Riverboat Part 2" | Ecosystems Marine creatures | March 7, 2016 | "Pteranodon Seaside Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 82 | 3 | "Nest Swap" "The Herd is The Word" | Pterosaurs Ceratopsians | March 8, 2016 | "Nemicolopterus Nook Station" (Early Cretaceous Time period) "Triceratops Picnic Park Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 83 | 4 | "Stop and Smell The Flowers" "Moms' Campout" | Plants, Flowers and Smell | March 9, 2016 | "Qianzhousaurus Pond Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 84 | 5 | "Where Have All The Lizards Gone?" "Conductor's Sleepover" | Predator, prey Sleeping | March 10, 2016 | "Lizard Island Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 85 | 6 | "Junior Conductor's Academy Part 1" "Junior Conductor's Academy Part 2" | Deinocheirus Theropods | April 6, 2016 | "Laramidia" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 86 | 7 | "Crystal and King Benefit Concert, Part 1" "Crystal and King Benefit Concert, Part 2" | Overfishing, Sauropods, Cryolophosaurus | April 25, 2016 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| When the Pteranodon family learns that the Big Pond is being overfished, Crystal and King Cryolophosaurus help organize a concert to raise awareness among the other dinosaurs. | ||||||
| 87 | 8 | "Spooky Tree" "Spinosaurus Super Model" | Bioluminescence Spinosaurus | October 17, 2016 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Misty Sea Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period) | |
| 88 | 9 | "What's at The Center of The Earth? Layers!" "What's at The Center of The Earth? Fossils!" | Earth's layers Fossils | February 20, 2017 | "Cretaceous Cavern Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Fossil Alley" [no station] (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| Mr. P. and the kids join Mr. Conductor and Gilbert aboard the drill train to search for a location for a new underground train station. They learn about Earth's layers, meet Natasha Necrolestes, and find fossils from different time periods. | ||||||
| 89 | 10 | "What's at The Center of The Earth? Troglobites!" "What's at The Center of The Earth? Minerals!" | Troglobites Minerals | February 20, 2017 | Troglobites' cave [no station] (Cretaceous Time period) Dinosaur Train Underground Station [future site] (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| The search for the perfect location for the underground station continues. The kids learn about troglobite senses when they meet cave-dwelling creatures without eyes. After the tip of the drill train breaks, they learn about rocks and minerals. | ||||||
Season 5 (2019–20)[]
On September 25, 2018, the Jim Henson Company announced the fifth season of Dinosaur Train would consist of 11 half-hour episodes that would air on PBS Kids during the summer of 2019.[9] It premiered in the United States on PBS Kids on August 26, 2019.[10]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Lessons Taught | Original air date | Stations visited (Time period) | |
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| 90 | 1 | "The Tiny-saur Train" "How Many Horns?" | Craig Bartlett Joe Purdy | Microraptor, Yi qi Ceratopsians, Regaliceratops | August 26, 2019 | "Yi qi Yards Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Pteranadon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "Protoceratops Sands Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Einiosaurus Acers Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Royal Regaliceratops Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period), "Triceratops Herd Station" | |
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During a visit from their friend Mikey Microraptor, the kids go looking for an even smaller dinosaur. Tank Triceratops joins the kids to search for other dinosaurs with horns. | |||||||
| 91 | 2 | "Mom Was a Kid Once" | Rachel Lipman | Friendship, fear, Globidens | August 27, 2019 | "Pteranodon Seaside Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| Shiny and her friend Annie disagree when Shiny gets scared while exploring a cave. Mom's and her friend Tilly tell the kids about the time Mom got too scared to complete one of their childhood adventures. Mom, Tilly, Tiny, Shiny, and Annie visit the old neighborhood where they complete Mom and Tilly's unfinished adventure and meet Goldie Globidens. | |||||||
| 92 | 3 | "Gilbert the Conductor" "A Clubhouse of Their Own" | Christie Insley Joe Purdy | Peteinosaurus, teamwork Planning, cooperation, natural materials | August 26, 2019 | "Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Brachiosaurus Gardens Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Allosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Peteinosaurus Place Station" (Triassic Time period) None | |
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When Mr. Conductor gets sick, Gilbert takes over running the Dinosaur Train, but he runs into problems when he tries to follow the manual and keep the passengers happy. When the kids find the nest too crowded they go looking for a new place to play, then build their own clubhouse. | |||||||
| 93 | 4 | "A Brand New Species" | Craig Bartlett | Paleontology, camouflage, Dracoraptor | August 26, 2019 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Lesothosaurus Lawns Station" (Early Jurassic Time period), "Dracoraptor Dell Station" [future site] (Early Jurassic Time period) | |
| When Buddy trips over a fossil, the kids and Mr. Conductor discover a new dinosaur species and present their discovery to scientists. Then they travel to the early Jurassic to find out more about their discovery. | |||||||
| 94 | 5 | "Don's Hole-iday" "We're Not All Dinosaurs" | Christie Insley Joe Purdy | holes and diversity | August 26, 2019 | "Oryctodromeus Oasis Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| The kids make up an imaginary holiday for Don. The Pteranodon meet a new small mammal friend, Adele Alpahadon. | |||||||
| 95 | 6 | "Love Day" "A New Leaf" | Christie Insley Joe Purdy | Spreading love to others; types of leaves | February 10, 2020 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| Inspired by one small move, the Pteranodon kids decide to spread to every member of their family. Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon make cleaning up fun by turning it into a scavenger hunt. | |||||||
| 96 | 7 | "Underwater Race[11]" "Buddy Wants to Fly" | Joe Purdy Christie Insley | Liopleurodon, aerodynamics | March 30, 2020 | North Atlantic Ocean (Jurassic Time Period), The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |
| Mr. Conductor and Thurston race in their submarines in the Jurassic. Inspired by his Pteranodon cousins, Buddy designs his very own wings. | |||||||
| 97 | 8 | "King and Crystal Play Red Rock" "Nick of Time" | Craig Bartlett Joe Purdy | Nyctosaurus | March 31, 2020 | "Cryolophosaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time Period), "Red Rock Amphitheater Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time Period) | |
| King and Crystal Cryolophosaurus perform at Red Rock Amphitheater in the Cretaceous. Mr. Pteranodon meets his long-time friend, Nick Nyctosaurus. | |||||||
| 98 | 9 | "Migration Vacation" "Moms Rawk!" | Joe Ansolabehere Craig Bartlett | Migration, appreciation for mothers | April 1, 2020 | "Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time Period) | |
| Buddy joins Annie and her family on her migration. Inspired by this, the Pteranodon kids ask their mother to give them a pretend migration at the Big Pond. | |||||||
| 99 | 10 | "The Beelzebufo Cometh" "Dennis Comes to Visit" | Joe Purdy Rachel Lipman | Beelzebufo, Deinocheirus | April 2, 2020 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time Period) | |
| Benny Beelzebufo somehow appears at the Big Pond and the kids have to bring him back home. Dennis, the autistic Deinocheirus, visits the Pteranodon family. | |||||||
| 100 | 11 | "Father’s Day" | Craig Bartlett | Cenozoic, Wooly mammoth | June 15, 2020 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), Ice Age (Cenozoic Era) | |
| Mr. Conductor uses an experimental Drill Train to find his father whom he believes was lost in the Cenozoic - far into the dinosaurs' future where no dinosaur has gone before.[12][dead link] | |||||||
References[]
- ^ "DINOSAUR TRAIN Heads to the "Big City" on PBS KIDS" (Press release). Public Broadcasting Service. July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "DINOSAUR TRAIN's New "Dinosaurs A to Z" One-Hour Special Airs This May on PBS KIDS" (Press release). GlobalNewswire. April 17, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Cericola, Rachel (February 15, 2013). "In Deep with Dinosaur Train Submarine Adventure". Wired. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Washington, Ed (February 8, 2013). "'Dinosaur Train' Heads for Third Season". Animation World Network.
- ^ Logan, Michael (January 17, 2014). "Video: PBS Kids Premieres Dinosaur Train Special". TV Guide. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Logan, Michael (August 15, 2014). "Video: A Dinosaur Train Special". TV Guide. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (February 11, 2015). "Henson Revs Up Season 4 of 'Dinosaur Train'". Animation World Network.
- ^ "PBS KIDS Premieres New One-Hour DINOSAUR TRAIN Special, Monday, February 20" (Press release). Public Broadcasting Service. February 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "The Jim Henson Company Celebrates 100-Episode Milestone For Award-Winning Preschool Animated Series Dinosaur Train™ With New Season Five Episodes For PBS KIDS®" (Press release). Jim Henson Company. September 25, 2018.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (July 18, 2019). "Jim Henson Co.'s 'Dinosaur Train' Steams Ahead in MENA". Animation Magazine.
- ^ "Dinosaur Train". KET. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ https://www.pbsutah.org/whatson/dinosaur-train/fathers-day
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